scholarly journals Identifying Key Criteria for Quality Assessment of Landscape Architecture Projects

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-11
Author(s):  
Gintaras Stauskis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
International Research ◽  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Aesthetic Quality ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Research And Design

Abstractthe question of quality of modified landscape is critical for the client and the users and depends on the quality of projects. After theoretical and empirical research, the paper proposes the framework for quality assessment criteria and corresponding indicators for assessing landscape architecture projects. By thorough analysis of the recent international research and design and implementation practices in Lithuania, the paper gives the flexible and universal set of environmental, socio-economic, and aesthetic quality criteria and relevant indicators in the context of sustainable performance.

The Need for Quality Assessment of mHealth Interventions

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-113
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Medication Management ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Target Drug ◽  
Need To Evaluate ◽  
Mhealth Apps

With growing numbers of mHealth interventions, there is a need to evaluate the quality of existing apps based on quality assessment criteria that are grounded in published literature and health behavior research. These criteria can help identify the quality of mHealth apps from the perspectives of reliability, feature usefulness and feature convenience. This chapter will discuss the various quality criteria that are relevant for mHealth apps that target drug-related problems, as well as for medication management, through the development of two quality assessment tools. In addition to reliability, usability and privacy criteria, other feature criteria related to tele-monitoring, interaction checkers, dose calculators, medication information provision, medication records, as well as tele-support, tele-collaboration and personalization/contextualization, will be discussed. This chapter aims to provide guidance to mobile app developers, clinicians and patients on the types of quality parameters to consider in apps that are designed for pharmaceutical care and medication management.

INFORMATION AND ANALYTICAL SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING AN INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FROM THE POSITION OF CONSUMERS

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Azarnova ◽  
Sergey Barkalov ◽  
Yulia Bondarenko ◽  
Natalia Kalinina
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Processing Technologies ◽  
Algorithmic Support ◽  
Analytical System

The aim of the research study is the description of the information analytical system developed by the authors for the formation of an integral linguistic assessment of the quality of educational services from the perspective of three main groups of consumers: employers, students and young professionals. The computation of the integral linguistic quality assessment is based on specially structured information obtained in the course of a voluntary online survey of consumers on specialized quality criteria for groups. A site has been developed for the online survey. The algorithmic support of the information-analytical system is based on the methods SERVQUAL, SWOT-analysis and fuzzy linguistic information processing technologies. The tools of the information analytical system allow us to obtain: linguistic assessments of the quality of services from the perspective of each group of consumers, an integral quality assessment for all consumers and automatically build a SWOT analysis matrix to develop a strategy to improve the quality of the analysed services. In accordance with modern standards of quality management, the approach to quality assessment laid down in the methodology for generating results uses the assumption that the consumer assesses the quality of services based on a comparison of his/her expectations and perceptions of the service during its receipt.  

scholarly journals Outstanding Videogames on Water: a Quality Assessment Review Based on Evidences of Narrative, Gameplay & Didactic Criteria

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Galván-Pérez ◽  
Tania Ouariachi ◽  
Mª Teresa Pozo-Llorente ◽  
José Gutiérrez-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Quality Indicator ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Design Validation ◽  
Adventure Games ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Game Simulation

Videogames have become educational, communicative and social tools among the youngest, favouring the acquisition of skills, abilities and values, encompassing an endless number of themes, and help to experience and to face, in the first person, a great diversity of environmental situations and ecology problems. Thus, the present article aims: a) the evaluation of a sample of 20 educational videogames about water, making use of some empirical criteria of quality; and b) the design, validation and application of an integrate quality indicator of educational videogames on water, based on the aspects of narrative, gameplay and didactics to that sample, which allows us to obtain a ranking. The findings reflect a ranking of games allows to suggest that the nature of the game (simulation, adventures, platforms or questions) does not determine the quality of the game, although generally simulations and adventure games are placed in a range of medium or high quality, as well as those games that pursue objectives related to the design and management of a territory in a sustainable way. The paper provides teachers with quality criteria based on narrative and gameplay that complement and enriches the pedagogical dimension.

scholarly journals Outstanding Videogames on Water: A Quality Assessment Review Based on Evidence of Narrative, Gameplay and Educational Criteria

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Galván-Pérez ◽  
Tania Ouariachi ◽  
M.ª Pozo-Llorente ◽  
José Gutiérrez-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Quality Indicator ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
First Person ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Adventure Games ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Game Simulation

Videogames have become educational, communicative and social tools among the young, favouring the acquisition of skills, abilities and values, encompassing an endless number of themes, and helping them to experience and to face, in the first person, a great diversity of environmental situations and ecology problems. Thus, the present article aims: (a) to evaluate a sample of 20 educational videogames about water, making use of some empirical criteria of quality; and (b) to design, validate and apply an integrated quality indicator of educational videogames on water, based on the aspects of narrative, gameplay and education, which allows us to obtain a ranking. The findings reflect a ranking of games allowing us to suggest that the nature of the game (simulation, adventures, platforms or questions) does not determine the quality of the game, although generally simulations and adventure games are placed in a range of medium- or high-quality, as well as those games that pursue objectives related to the design and management of a territory in a sustainable way. The paper provides teachers with quality criteria based on narrative and gameplay that complement and enrich the pedagogical dimension.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of the Importance of the Requirements of Passengers and Evaluating the Quality of Air and Bus Transport

2018 ◽  
Vol 236 ◽  
pp. 02006
Author(s):  
Vladimír Konečný ◽  
Róbert Berežný ◽  
Mária Kostolná ◽  
Pavel Šaradín
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Individual Quality ◽  
Customer Requirements ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
Bus Services ◽  
Bus Transport

The paper deals with the comparison of the importance of passengers’ requirements for the quality of the services provided and the quality assessment of air and bus transport. Individual quality criteria and their importance from the point of view of passengers vary depending on the mode of transport. It is also possible to observe the differing importance of quality criteria in relation to groups of passengers. The paper is processed comparison of the importance of individual quality criteria in air and bus services to the research in this area. In the paper is processed IPA matrix for air and bus transport. These are simple matrices that serve to highlight and understand important customer requirements.

scholarly journals In search of an evidence-based strategy for quality assessment of human tissue samples: report of the tissue Biospecimen Research Working Group of the Spanish Biobank Network

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Margalida Esteva-Socias ◽  
María-Jesús Artiga ◽  
Olga Bahamonde ◽  
Oihana Belar ◽  
Raquel Bermudo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Human Tissue ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Tissue Sample ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Sample Collection ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The purpose of the present work is to underline the importance of obtaining a standardized procedure to ensure and evaluate both clinical and research usability of human tissue samples. The study, which was carried out by the Biospecimen Science Working Group of the Spanish Biobank Network, is based on a general overview of the current situation about quality assurance in human tissue biospecimens. It was conducted an exhaustive review of the analytical techniques used to evaluate the quality of human tissue samples over the past 30 years, as well as their reference values if they were published, and classified them according to the biomolecules evaluated: (i) DNA, (ii) RNA, and (iii) soluble or/and fixed proteins for immunochemistry. More than 130 publications released between 1989 and 2019 were analysed, most of them reporting results focused on the analysis of tumour and biopsy samples. A quality assessment proposal with an algorithm has been developed for both frozen tissue samples and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples, according to the expected quality of sample based on the available pre-analytical information and the experience of the participants in the Working Group. The high heterogeneity of human tissue samples and the wide number of pre-analytic factors associated to quality of samples makes it very difficult to harmonize the quality criteria. However, the proposed method to assess human tissue sample integrity and antigenicity will not only help to evaluate whether stored human tissue samples fit for the purpose of biomarker development, but will also allow to perform further studies, such as assessing the impact of different pre-analytical factors on very well characterized samples or evaluating the readjustment of tissue sample collection, processing and storing procedures. By ensuring the quality of the samples used on research, the reproducibility of scientific results will be guaranteed.

Quality in museums and libraries: a comparison of indicators

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roswitha Poll
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Quality ◽  
Library Impact ◽  
Key Indicators ◽  
Museum Evaluation ◽  
Selection Of

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to define quality criteria for museum work and try to identify indicators for assessing such quality, using the well-known quality indicators for libraries as basis of comparison. Design/methodology/approach In 2016, the first international standard for museum statistics was published (ISO 18461). At the same time, the museum community realized the need to proceed from statistics to quality assessment in order to prove the effectiveness and efficiency of museum performance and finally also the influence of museums on society. The paper analyses the existing literature on museum quality and museum evaluation and compares the findings to the established methods in the library sector. Findings Comparison of quality criteria and quality evaluation in museums and libraries shows not only many similarities in what is regarded as quality, but also considerable differences in the options for assessment. Research limitations/implications The paper shows a tentative selection of potential quality indicators and quality assessment methods for museums. Further work and practical expertise will be needed for developing and testing a reliable set of methods. The new ISO project 21246 key indicators for museums will further this development. Practical implications There is an evident similarity in the mission and goals of cultural institutions such as archives, libraries and museums. Methods already in use in libraries for assessing performance quality and library impact can therefore also be useful in the museum sector. But the immense variety of museums requires an adaptation of existing methods and a number of new indicators especially devised for museum tasks. Originality/value The paper describes possible solutions for evaluating the quality of museums. As quality criteria are similar in museums and libraries, new quality indicators for museums may in turn become useful in the library sector.

scholarly journals Quality Assessment of Soil Pollution Monitoring: Focus on Representativeness

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Andre Desaules
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Soil Sampling ◽  
Pollution Monitoring ◽  
Soil Monitoring ◽  
And Control ◽  
Practical Recommendations ◽  
Selection Of

<p>Soil monitoring data can be no better than the quality of the monitoring system they stem from. Quality assessment (QA) of soil monitoring requires reliable and comprehensive quality assessment and quality control (QA/QC) schemes including (1) the selection of parameters and measurement quality related to (2) space and (3) time. It can be presented by a synoptic diagram with three axes based on a table with quality criteria. The two major quality parameters are the degrees of resolution (precision) and representativeness (bias), whereas the latter does not yet include parameter selection and soil sampling.<strong> </strong><strong></strong></p>As a result the quality of soil monitoring is usually greatly overestimated. This finding is supported by examples and practical recommendations are given. Since full representativeness for the three aspects of soil monitoring is a fiction in practice, their biases have to be quantified completely, continuously and reliably. The most important challenges are to quantitatively assess and control the representativeness of primary soil sampling and to improve it.

scholarly journals Service Quality Assessment Using Servqual and Kano Models

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Shanty Kusuma Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Kano Model ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Grade Assessment ◽  
Improve Service Quality

The purpose of this study is to assess the quality of services by using the integration of Servqual and the Kano model. In this study, Servqual is used to determine the quality criteria that must be improved. At this method, the quality criteria are based on the gap that occurs between differences in perceptions and expectation of customers for the services they receive. Meanwhile, the Kano method is used to categorize service attributes that satisfy customer needs. Servqual integration and the Kano model were carried out by synchronizing the Servqual gap value and the Kano model grade. Assessment of service attributes obtained from both methods produces service attributes that will be the focus of management's improvement to improve service quality. The results showed that the attribute criteria that must be prioritized were attributes that included attractive and one-dimensional categories which had the highest negative gap value. Improvements in attributes in attractive and one-dimensional categories will improve service quality and increase customer satisfaction.

scholarly journals Evaluación de la universidad. Criterios de calidad

10.14201/2809 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Vázquez Gómez ◽  
Antoni J. Colom Cañellas ◽  
Jaime Sarramona López
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Scientific Productivity ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Institutional Evaluation ◽  
Quality In Higher Education ◽  
The University

RESUMEN: En este estudio se analizan tres cuestiones básicas: los precedentes y el modelo de la evaluación institucional de la universidad española y europea, una propuesta de evaluación de la calidad de la docencia del profesorado universitario y la evaluación de la productividad científica de los profesores de universidad. El conjunto del artículo responde a un enfoque sistèmico. Se pretende vincular la evaluación a la innovación y a la gestión de la calidad del conjunto de la organización universitaria.ABSTRACT: Three questions are analyzated in this study: the origins and the model of institutional evaluation of University in Spain and in Europe, a proposal of evaluation of quality of the university teaching, and the quality assessment of the scientific productivity of the university teachers. The study responds to a systemic approach of the quality in higher education. It proposes to connect the quality criteria with the innovation, and the management of quality inside of the university institution.

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